Which among the following is the India’s research Base in Arctic?
Q. Which among the following is the India’s research Base in Arctic?
Answer: Himadri
Notes: India's first permanent Arctic research station is called Himadri. It's located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. The station was inaugurated on July 1, 2008 by the Minister of Earth Sciences. It was set up during India's second Arctic expedition in June 2008. Himadri is located 1,200 kilometers from the North Pole. It can accommodate eight scientists. India has also built three permanent research base stations in Antarctica. These stations are named Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Bharati.

 

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